Best of Cambodia Tour

Arrive in Phnom Penh. Greeted by your driver at the airport. Transfer to your hotel in the city centre for check-in and free to relax at the hotel after long flight.

Phnom Penh City

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Accommodation: Hotel in Phnom Penh

Firstly, visit to the Royal Palace compound build in 1866 by the Predecessors of King Norodom, is the most conspicuous feature and also one of impressive colorful Khmer-style Palaces. Nearside the Royal Palace is Silver Pagoda (The Emerald Buddha temple), display plenty of Buddha Statues that were decorated and made by diamond, emerald, gold and silver. Travelers will proceed to visit Independence Monument which was constructed in 1954 after Cambodian took their country back from French colony, continuing visit to National Museum, the distinctive red building with a beautiful Khmer architecture was build since 1917 and contains more than 5000 art objects made of sandstone, bronze, silver, copper, wood and others.

Phnom Penh – Killing Fields

In the afternoon, we will also visit The Toul Sleng Museum of Genocidal crime and Killing Field of Cheong Ek.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Phnom Penh

Departure by car A/C by national road No 5 along the Tonle Sap River, on the way visit the mosques, the fishing villages, the handicraft center of silver at Kompong Luong, continue to Phnom Oudong (former capital), climb up to the top of the hill of Phnom Preah Reach Trorp for visiting the ancient temple and the numerous stupas, enjoy the splendid view in surrounding.
Continuation by the same road through the village, the rice field to Kompong Chhnang province, arrival around 11:30, city tour, visit the fishing village on Tonle Sap, the potteries – Lunch at the local restaurant. Then continue to Battambang via Pursat city with a brief city tour, arrival at Battambang in the last afternoon.

Kids paddling on Tonle Lake

Meal: Breakfast/Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Battambang

Discover the city of Battambang, a charming big city where you can watch the elegant houses in the French colonial style along the river. You then visit the Provincial Museum and the pagoda before heading to the 11th century temple of Wat Ek Phnom. You pass through traditional villages along the route where you can attend the manufacture of family rice cakes and contacting people about their daily lives. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, Then, an hour’s ride to the hill of Phnom Bannon (337 steps) and its temple, Prasat Bannon, 7th century, which stands atop mountain that you reach by a long staircase. From there, you can also admire the beautiful scenic landscape of villages, plains, pagodas.

A local villages

Meal: Breakfast/Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Battambang

In a traditional wooden boat, you make a cruise on the river Sangkè (six hour cruise) to Preak Toal. En route, you explore floating villages, where you are taught the traditional techniques of fishing and then visit a village which is located on a crocodile’s farm.

Siem Reap

Lunch on the boat and continued cruising to Siem Reap where you arrive in late afternoon. Transfer to your hotel.
Meal: Breakfast/Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap

In the morning visit the South Gate, Angkor Thom, This Royal city was first built under the reign of Udayadityavarman II in the 11th Century, the famous Bayon Temple – this temple mountain built by Jayavarman VII is situated in the centre of the city of Angkor Thom. It is a three-tiered pyramid with its entrance facing east. The central shrine is surrounded by 54 towers all crowned by gigantic faces, representing Lokiteshvara but with the features of Jayavarman VII, Baphuon – This temple built by Udayadityarvarman II was the most poorly constructed of all the temples in Angkor. Phimean Akas – this temple constructed late 10th – early 11th century by Jayavarman V. Elephants and Leper King Terraces. The first owes its name to the outstanding depiction of elephants, while the second gets its name from the magnificent sculpture of King Yasovarman, popularly known as the Leper King.

Angkor Wat

In the afternoon visit one of 7 wonders of the world “Angkor Wat” early – mid 12th century by King Soryavarman II. The temple is one of the largest monuments to religion ever built and is truly one the wonders of the world. Believed to have been constructed as a temple and mausoleum for King Suryavarman II at the peak of the Khmer empire in the first half of the 12th century, Angkor Wat is probably the best-preserved of the Angkorean temples. And then watch sunset view from the top of Phnom Bakheng then back to the hotel in late afternoon. Free time to explore Siem Reap by night.

Pub Street by night

At night, you can walk to night market or Pub street to explore Siem Reap by night.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap

Free and easy to explore Siem Reap till airport transfer for departure flight. Trip ends.

Meal: Breakfast
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